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Scientists use an old theory to discover new targets in the fight against breast cancer

February 8, 2012
Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, develop in ...

Salk scientists use an old theory to discover new targets in the fight against breast cancer

February 7, 2012
(Salk Institute) Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, ...

Drugs targeting chromosomal instability may fight a particular breast cancer subtype

February 6, 2012
PHILADELPHIA -- Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD., FACP, Director of the KCC and Chair of the Department of Cancer ...

Drugs targeting chromosomal instability may fight a particular breast cancer subtype

February 6, 2012
Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD., FACP, Director of the KCC and Chair of the Department of Cancer Biology, have shown in a study published online Feb. 6 in ...

Corn gene helps fight Multiple Leaf Diseases

February 2, 2012
(PhysOrg.com) -- A specific gene in corn seems to confer resistance to three important leaf diseases, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their university colleagues.

State roundup: Mass. lawmakers fight Medicare charges

February 2, 2012
A Monterey County hospital district, which came under fire last year for giving its chief executive one of the largest public pensions in California history, announced this week that several other top officials are receiving generous retirement packages.

Minn. lawmakers set to resume health insurance exchange fight

February 1, 2012
Gov. Mark Dayton says his administration may be unable to build an exchange without legislative approval. But the Republican-controlled legislature is split over whether to support implementation of that provision of the health care law.

New Information In The Fight Against Flu

January 31, 2012
Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, University of Georgia researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to ...

Protein study gives fresh impetus in fight against superbugs

January 31, 2012
(University of Edinburgh) Scientists have shed new light on the way superbugs such as MRSA are able to become resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

Reflecting on Africa’s successes, challenges in fight against malaria

January 30, 2012
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia and the new chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), writes in a Huffington Post opinion piece about Africa's efforts in the fight against malaria.

Drug firms sign up to new tropical disease fight

January 30, 2012
Key players in the pharmaceutical industry pledged on Monday to donate 14 billion drug treatments as part of a new, global push to eradicate tropical diseases.

Bacteria provides clues to fight TB, says Rutgers-Camden researcher

January 30, 2012
(Rutgers University) A Rutgers-Camden professor is using his expertise in computer science to aid in the development of new methods to fight tuberculosis.